By 2030, workers will spend double the amount of time solving problems and 77% more time using science and maths skills. That includes you!
Read on to discover what our robot, Athena, thinks the future of science could be, act accordingly or click any link to read the evidence gleaned from 3,027 reports, articles from the web and social media in a few seconds.

Radar chart: By 2025 we can expect major scientific advances in automotive, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and particularly in telecommunications and greater attention to the use of digital scientific methods to solve many of the world’s greatest problems. The most significant scientific breakthroughs are forecast to come in life sciences, therapies, batteries, autonomous vehicles, materials, broadband, lasers and biology.

Graph-It: Biological, batteries, materials and computer science are the most promising areas for development in 2025 but much will depend on governments policies and continued funding.

Sectoral Analysis:This places science at the edge of emerging change as one would expect but the impact of discoveries and improved methods will impact on all sectors shown below.Sentiment: Expert and pundit opinion show positive sentiment to scientific advance in the main especially in terms of AI, renewable energies, space exploration and growth in data and analytical jobs.

But some are warning of mass extinctions due to scientific advances, failure to address anti-microbial resistance and the arrival of new military and non-militaristic weapons using AI.

Pie Charts: Scientific developments are likely to increase global GDP by billions of dollars this century. Athena calculates that about two thirds of science projects are in early stage development with around 20% gaining traction and 10% now evolving with a likely tipping point for these about 2036 (the year 33% of the public accept the new paradigms as business as normal).

Year-on-Year:Sectoral interest in science is rising fast and we can expect far more jobs to be created in data science in many organizations in the next decade particularly in telecoms, retail, financial services and the science sector. Those looking to protect their career goals need to consider increasing their data science capabilities in order to remain relevant to employers.

Heat map: The Heat Map shows that China, America, the UK and Australia as leading the scientific charge with energy, construction, food and agriculture and the healthcare sectors receiving most attention.

SWOT: Lastly, the SWOT chart shows the aggregate level of opportunities and strengths in science to be extremely positive when compared to offsetting threats and weaknesses. The water is therefore warm. Come on in!

Visuals
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System map
The systems map highlights the rise of AI, Space, quantum computing, brain science and China’s growing contribution to scientific discovery among other traditional research areas.

Radar
By 2025 we can expect major scientific advances in automotive, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and particularly in telecommunications and greater attention to the use of digital scientific methods to solve many of the world’s greatest problems. The most significant scientific breakthroughs are forecast to come in life sciences, therapies, batteries, autonomous vehicles, materials, broadband, lasers and biology.

Graph-It
Biological, batteries, materials and computer science are the most promising areas for development in 2025 but much will depend on governments policies and continued funding.

Sectoral Analysis
This new sectoral analysis places science at the edge of emerging change as one would expect but the impact of discoveries and improved methods will impact on all sectors shown below.

Sentiment
Expert and pundit opinion show positive sentiment to scientific advance in the main especially in terms of AI, renewable energies, space exploration and growth in data and analytical jobs.

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But some are warning of mass extinctions due to scientific advances, failure to address anti-microbial resistance and the arrival of new military and non-militaristic weapons using AI.

Among the pundits and experts comments are these;

New energy science and technology breakthroughs could drop the unsubsidized cost of wind energy below the projected cost of fuel for existing natural gas plants by 2030.By 2045, access to information will almost certainly improve, making populations increasingly aware of inequality and their lack of opportunity.

Right now there is an explosion of employment opportunities matched by an explosion of educational programs creating what will probably end up being at least a four-fold if not a ten-fold increase in the ranks of people adopting the Data Scientist label over the next ten years.

The market for biometric systems is growing fast and is expected to reach $24.4bn by 2020.

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Interference with grantmaking to academic institutions at the National Science Foundation, the EPA, and other agencies could cause lasting damage to the United States' research and science base.

The advancement of nanotechnology in the coming years will make it a bigger threat to humanity than conventional nuclear weapons.

In the next decade, a pathogen designed on a computer screen by terrorists could kill as many as 30 million people within a year.

Pie Charts
Scientific developments are likely to increase global GDP by billions of dollars this century. Athena calculates that about two thirds of science projects are in early stage development with around 20% gaining traction and 10% now evolving with a likely tipping point for these about 2036 (the year 33% of the public accept the new paradigms as business as normal).

Year-on-Year
Sectoral interest in science is rising fast and we can expect far more jobs to be created in data science in many organizations in the next decade particularly in telecoms, retail, financial services and the science sector. Those looking to protect their career goals need to consider increasing their data science capabilities in order to remain relevant to employers.

Heat map
The Heat Map shows that China, America, the UK and Australia as leading the scientific charge with energy, construction, food and agriculture and the healthcare sectors receiving most attention.

Leaders
The leader board indicates the disruptive forces now coming from advances in technology, particularly, Artificial Intelligenceand the impact these will have on jobs, innovation, energy, engineering and materials. The big four countries once again come to the fire with China rising rapidly in the ranks.

SWOT
Lastly, the SWOT chart shows the aggregate level of opportunities and strengths in science to be extremely positive when compared to offsetting threats and weaknesses. The water is therefore warm. Come on in!

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Evidence
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